god will zap you

i did manage to finally get my suitcase down to a respectable weight. the only problem was, my carry-on luggage was ridiculously heavy. in addition to my laptop, i also had about 10kgs in a sports bag (boots, books, various other items that wouldn't fit into my suitcase.)

the check in story:

check-in woman: you know you can only take 7kgs on board right?
me: oh... ummm... okay... [of course i knew that]
woman: so... are those two bags together less than 7kgs?
me: oh umm... yeah... i guess
woman: okay, go through

i couldn't believe my luck. i was sure i didn't have any good karma left after my shameful exit from my most recent employer.

three-quarters of an hour later i kissed my family goodbye and it hit me. karma had gotten me after all. you see, for the sin of lying about my luggage weight, i was forced to carry my ridiculously foolish amount of luggage through four airports. from tullamarine, to kingsford (from domestic to international), through changi when we stopped over, and at heathrow from one end of the terminal to the other.

fucking karma.